Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quick on the uptake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
quick- on the up-take
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.

Synonyms

quick-witted astute brainy bright brilliant clever educated genius gifted hivey ingenious intellectual

Antonyms

slow on the uptake slow-witted addlebrained addlepated airheaded bee-brained beef-witted soft beefheaded beetle-headed birdbrained blockheaded

Questions

What does quick on the uptake mean?
Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.

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